Party policies

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Party policies

AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

The Australian Labor Party is committed to investing in clean energy , promoting energy efficiency and the introduction of an explicit price on carbon. The Prime Minister has established a Multi Party Climate Change Committee to explore options for the introduction of a carbon price. In government the ALP has developed a three pillar strategy to address climate change:

Under the leadership of Tony Abbott, the Coalition proposes ‘direct action’ on climate change, largely through an Emissions Reduction Fund. The Coalition’s Direct Action Plan details the various programs and initiatives that the Emissions Reduction Fund would drive, including:

The Australian Greens' climate change policies support the establishment of a binding national emissions target, a 40 per cent reduction of 1990 level emissions by 2020 and the introduction of renewable energy targets.

Family First's policies call for a Commission of Inquiry into the science around Climate Change, an emissions trading scheme structured to compensate families, increased investment in low emissions technologies, higher energy efficiency standards, investments in renewable energy and public transport.